While in Berlin, working with Canterbury, for the Bread and Butter tradeshow some of the NoChintz team went to Holyfields restaurant.

Designed as a high-end restaurant, at a good value, Speed and service is key. Guests place their order at one of ten touchscreens which display the menu in image and video format, they then take an electronic device back to their table and are then alerted when their food is ready to be picked up from a central counter.

It’s not only the ordering process which makes Holyfields a unique dining experience, designed by Ippolito Felitz Group the restaurant has amazing interiors. The lighting, decor and choice of seating including, wooden chairs, booths and bar seating, ensure that the atmosphere is relaxed and enjoyable.

Designer clothes, designer cars and designer furniture, we like it all but we have found our new designer must have, Macaroons.

That’s right, the French pastries have been taken to Mexico and have been housed in the most incredible patisserie in the world.

Theurel and Thomas have opened up the first patisserie In Mexico specializing in Macaroons. All white walls and flooring, with elegant furnishings has made the patisserie sophisticated and unique. The only colours at all come from the Macaroons themselves, creating a visually stunning effect and ensuring that the desserts are the most focused-on element in the store.

Detail has been key for the patisserie design, even the uniforms wore by the chefs and front of house staff are minimal and follow the overall theme.  There is a definite Parisian feel throughout and French elegance is clearly present in every element.

The project by Anagrama (www.anagrama.com), in collaboration with Roberto Trevino and German Deheza is one of a kind and offers the store in San Pedro, Mexico, an exclusivity and luxury that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.

We’re not sure of the overall practicality of this design but it makes for the most beautiful images, and the macaroons look delicious too.

Striving to promote independent designers and makers, Snug Gallery, based in the picturesque town of Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire, works closely with some of the UK’s leading makers to bring quality, handmade and unique pieces to the public to suit all budgets.

Previously based in Manchester’s Craft & Design Centre for over seven years, Ed Chadwick opened his own shop in April 2010 with involvement from his gallery curator wife, and Snug Gallery has gone from strength to strength, allowing him to bring on board a wider range of makers from ceramics to print and paper. Through their support of the Manchester Metropolitan University degree show and the Great Northern Craft Fair, Snug Gallery gives great opportunities to emerging makers and designers, showing and selling their work through the gallery as well as creating a commissioning service allowing the customer and maker to work directly together to create one off pieces.

We love… With over 25 independent makers in their gallery picking a few favourite pieces is like choosing between your children! We have to say the ceramics of Derek Wilson are really beautiful, this Belfast based ceramicist has created the most amazing mug which has been squeezed before firing, making solid ceramic feel malleable and amazing to hold. We love them! The paper cuts of Sarah Morpeth are definitely worth a mention coupled with her own illustrations create amazing pieces, as well as Skye based jewelry designer Helena Emmans who has created an exclusive collection for Snug Gallery – which is worth the trip alone. Plus, the have an excellent online shop for those not quite close enough for a day trip!

Where… 58 Market St Hebden Bridge W.Yorks, HX7 6AA

01422 847435 / 07876 745306

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